Is Impaired Comfort a Nursing Diagnosis?

Objective Discussion of the “Impaired Comfort” nursing diagnosis. Methods Discussion paper based on the authors' ongoing PhD research about the development of comfort as a complex intervention. Findings When the patient has impaired comfort, the nursing intervention should be specific to the etiological factor. Some arguments are raised about impaired comfort as a nursing diagnosis and the discussion is led about the possibility of the referred diagnosis being considered a syndrome. Conclusions New proposals are presented for the nursing classification based on theoretical knowledge development and current scientific evidence. Implications for Nursing The results can contribute to better decision‐making and clinical reasoning, namely in terms of the nursing process, and contribute to safer, rational, efficient, and effective nursing care.